Leave a lasting legacy by making a commitment today to contribute to the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s work from your estate.

Planned giving has played a key role in the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s environmental success over the years and is a meaningful way to make your indelible mark on the islands you love and ensure your values live on.

Planned gifts can be adapted to fit your unique situation. It can be in the form of a bequest in your will, identifying us as a beneficiary on your life insurance policy, a gift of property, appreciable stock or a charitable remainder trust that gives you income now while providing financial certainty for the Chapter. 

Hear from a fellow planned giver, Roberta Brashear-Kaulfers, on the importance of estate giving and why she chose to give below.

At the bottom of this page is sample language you can quickly and easily use as a bequest in your will or trust. Planned giving staff at the Sierra Club National office are also available to help you understand all the ways you can support our work in Hawaiʻi. Contact Julia Curtis at giftplanning@sierraclub.org or 800-932-4270 and let her know you’d like to make a planned gift to the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi. 

Change is powered by people like you. Your estate plan can guide the next generation in changing the world for good. Mahalo nui!

A  legacy, a gift, a true commitment to our protect our home by Roberta Brashear-Kaulfers

I was introduced to Hawaiʻi Chapter as an outings leader in 1986 by Jim Waddington when we started a hiking Club at Hawaiʻi Pacific College. Exploring our beautiful ʻāina was something I immediately wanted to do to perpetuate the sustainability of our beautiful islands. From that day on, my life has been intertwined with all that the Sierra Club does to protect our planet. I went from participating in hikes, to leading them, and then eventually serving on both the Chapter and Moku Loa Group Executive Committees for 30 years. 

During this time, I purchased several parcels of land on the Big Island, where I live now. Because of the significant value the Sierra Club has given my life, I wanted to give something of value back. I chose to dedicate one of these parels in my will to the Sierra Club. Land is a tangible asset and something to be protected. Giving it to the Sierra Club after my time on earth, means the work I am so proud of will continue. I was able to make this gift through the Sierra Club’s Rachel Carson Society, where one can arrange to donate appreciable stock, land, cash, and other equities. 

If you value Hawaiʻi’s unique environment, if you appreciate the Club’s work, then I urge you to make a meaningful donation now and in the future to the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi. To continue the great work that it is doing, the Chapter needs to have a steady income source. This steady income comes from regular gifts, planned giving, and monthly donations. Monthly donations are a great way to make a big impact at a level comfortable to you. Monthly giving helps to cover the expenses that keep us functioning, like keeping the lights on and helping us rent our office space. Just think, what you spend in coffee over a day or two, could help to keep the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi going for a month. It really does make a difference! 

And with a little planning ahead, you can leave a major gift to the Chapter to ensure there is staff to help on all the main Hawaiian Islands. The staff at the National Sierra Club can help you make a planned gift through a wide variety of options like appreciable stock, land, charitable remainder trusts, and more. The Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi is doing well now because several donors and Rachel Carson members designated gifts to the Chapter in their wills. 

Please consider all the ways you can help the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi continue its great work after we are gone.

Roberta Brashear-Kaulfers is a life member, donor, legacy gift giver supporting the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi.

Sample trust/bequest language

Not deductible for estate tax purposes to benefit the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi:

I give _________ [amount or percentage] to Sierra Club, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at 2101 Webster St, Suite 1300, Oakland, CA  94612, (Attention: Gift Planning Program), to be used by Sierra Club’s Hawaiʻi Chapter for the protection and preservation of the environment. In the event that the Hawaiʻi Chapter (or its successor) ceases to exist as a Sierra Club entity, then the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club shall have sole authority in administering the funds.

Deductible for estate tax purposes to benefit the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi:

I give _________ [amount or percentage] to The Sierra Club Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation, currently located at 2101 Webster St, Suite 1250, Oakland, CA 94612, (Attention: Gift Planning Program), to be used to support the charitable activities of the Club’s Hawaiʻi Chapter. In the event that the Hawaiʻi Chapter (or its successor) ceases to exist as a Sierra Club entity, then the Board of Trustees of The Sierra Club Foundation shall have sole authority in administering the funds.